Summer Internships

RSoC, GSoC and Outreachy

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1. 2018 Summer Internships Anna Philips
2. Hi! Student here at UT Arlington I love coding in Python! Open source fan <3
3. Open Source Cos who doesn’t like free stuff
4. Why you should consider doing a remote internship
5. ➢ Flexible ➢ You get paid to work from home ➢ Your work is out there for everyone to see!
6. Outreachy https://www.outreachy.org/ Applications Due: March Duration: 3 Months Who can apply: Women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people. Residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are Black/African American, Hispanic/Latin@, Native American/American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander
7. ➢ Past projects: Mozilla, Openstack, Kubernetes, Linux Kernel, Tor, Systers, Wikimedia, GNOME, Debian etc. ➢ You don’t have to code. There’s UI/UX, Translation, Marketing, and documentation too! ➢ Go to cool conferences!
9. How do I apply? ➢ Select an organization ➢ Find a project ➢ Make contributions ➢ Research ➢ Write up a proposal
10. Rails Girls Summer of Code https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/ Applications Due: Feb 28 Duration: 3 Months Who can apply: Non-binary gender identities or who identify as women (transgender or cisgender)
11. ➢ Newbie friendly ➢ You can contribute via tests, documentation etc. ➢ Tessel - IoT and Hardware ➢ Peace Corps: Photo Language Translation - UI/UX ➢ If me - Testing ➢ Stretchly - localization ➢ Karrot - Graphic design
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14. How do I apply? ➢ Find a friend ➢ Find 2 coaches ➢ Find a project
15. Tips ➢ Start early ➢ Fix as many bugs as you can, even after the deadline ➢ Don’t be shy. Ask questions! ➢ Learn Git ➢ Learn how to use the mailing list and IRC